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California Transition Seminar

Join the California Grants Transition Seminar to learn about the operating system overview, common support issues, and moving forward. Discover helpful resources and solutions for known hardware and software problems. Get advice on upgrades, licensing, and repurposing. Explore the new Public Access Model and how to build it using the Public Access Configuration Tool and Centurion Guard.

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California Transition Seminar

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  1. California Transition Seminar • Introductions • Dale, Aaron, Kirstin and Chris from BMGF • Lori Ayre from Infopeople • 12:00pm – 1:00pm • Questions encouraged! Please! • Who this is directed to

  2. California Grants

  3. Seminar Subjects • Overview of Operating System • Support Issues Common to This Model • Moving Forward • The Gates Windows 2000 Model

  4. Pacomputing.org • Gates Technical Support Website • We’ll discuss in more detail later

  5. Operating System • Security using Policies, Permissions and Profiles • What are they? • Don’t add profiles, change existing profiles. • Locking and unlocking profiles • www.pacomputing.org • WINNT Permissions.bat file in E:/Utils folder

  6. Known OS and Software Issues • Yahoo and other Registry Writers • Registry Permissions Lockdown • Macromedia and Flash updates • Instructions on pacomputing

  7. Quick Fixes for Major OS Problems • You can copy profiles and policy from one Gates computer to another. • Ghost it!

  8. Known Hardware Issues • LS120 Superdrive • Test them, replace with regular floppy drives • Power Supply Fan

  9. Hardware Troubleshooting • Pacomputing for • Troubleshooting tips • List of parts • Warranty dates and phone numbers • Gateway

  10. Maintenance of the Gate Computers • Update your anti virus files • Clean temp.bat file from www.pacomputing.org

  11. www.pacomputing.org • Gates Library Technical Support • Fixes for known problems • Instructions on making modifications • Advice about Upgrades • Tutorials • Content will be transferred to www.webjunction.org

  12. Moving Forward • Plan ahead • www.techsoup.org • Upgrade or replace?

  13. Upgrading • Upgrade to XP or Win2k? Pros and Cons • Consider adding memory, inexpensive and effective.

  14. Licensing and repurposing • The operating system goes with the computer • All other programs can be transferred. You own the software so reinstall it! • Childrens, Reference and Office software. • Instructions on www.pacomputing.org

  15. The Gate Windows 2000 Model • A new Public Access Model is based on Windows 2000 or XP • You can create this model if you have either Windows 2000 or XP • Build the new model using the Public Access Configuration Tool and Centurion Guard

  16. Configurator • The Configurator! Public access lockdown tool, freeware from www.pacomputing.org • The current version requires some technical expertise • The next version will require none (available in three to four months)

  17. Centurion Guard • www.centurion.com • Hardware device that prevents changes to the hard drive. • Circa $100

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